The New York photographer Kwame Brathwaite helped ignite a global celebration of African-American style and identity.
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Ernie Barnes: the overlooked legacy of the athlete turned celebrity artist | The Guardian
The work of the football player who became a painter is finally being celebrated, from his Olympics artwork to his Marvin Gaye album cover
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Michelle Obama Portrait Artist Unveils Mural of Philly Teen | US News & World Reports
A new, six-story high mural by the artist who painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama is being dedicated in Philadelphia.
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Amy Sherald, who painted Michelle Obama’s portrait, designs a mural that turns a Philly teen into her own inspiration | Elizabeth Wellington | The Philadelphia Inquirer
Elizabeth Wellington, The Philadelphia Inquirer Arthur Haywood works to install a mural by Amy Sherald, the woman who painted the portrait of Michelle Obama for the Smithsonian, at 1109 Sansom in Center City Philadelphia on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The girl in the mural, Najee Spencer-Young, is from North Philly. HEATHER KHALIFA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. […]
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Meet the artist who received backlash for painting God as a black woman | Face2Face Africa
Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2Face Africa Harmonia Rosales painted her own version of Michelangelo’s work in 2017, reimagining God and the First Man as black women. Featured Image [dropcap]If[/dropcap] you are familiar with Michelangelo’s masterpiece, “The Creation of Adam”, you would agree that it is one of the most famous works of art ever created. [mc4wp_form […]
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Discovered After 70, Black Artists Find Success, Too, Has Its Price | The New York Times
Once on the margins, older African-American artists are suddenly a hot commodity. They are relishing the attention while dealing with the market’s grueling demands.
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Artist Leroy Campbell on the importance of art and community | New York Amsterdam News
The point of art in relation to the Black diasporic community Campbell believes is to “lift our humanity up.”
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Legacy Russell Appointed Associate Curator at Studio Museum of Harlem | The Network Journal
Thelma Golden, chief curator at the Studio Museum of Harlem, today announced the appointment of Legacy Russell to serve as assistant curator of exhibitions at the Studio Museum.
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Racism and Erasure in Fred Wilson’s Unearthed Histories | Hyperallergic
Wilson’s explicit reference to Africa expands the global network through which both cultural influences and African bodies were transmitted.
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Meet Haitian-Puerto Rican artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, on what would have been his 58th birthday | Face2Face Africa
Perhaps you first heard about Jean-Michel Basquiat earlier in 2017 when his painting, Untitled (1982), sold for a record $110.5 million, making his art the most expensive American painting of all time.
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